Peruvian banana bread

Method10 steps

1. 1

   Step 1: Mash the 3 ripe bananas and place in a bowl.

   Uses 3 bananas (ripe)

2. 2

   Step 2: Mix in the eggs (2), melted butter (¼ cup) (cooled to room temperature), oil (¼ cup), and vanilla (1 teaspoon). Set aside.

   Uses 2 eggs · ¼ cup butter (melted ) · ¼ cup oil · 1 teaspoon vanilla · 3 ripe bananas mashed

3. 3

   Step 3: In another bowl, mix the brown sugar (½ cup), all-purpose flour (2 cups), cinnamon (1 ½ teaspoon), baking powder (1 ½ teaspoon), and baking soda (½ teaspoon).

   Uses ½ cup brown sugar · 2 cups all-purpose flour · 1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon · 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder · ½ teaspoon baking soda

4. 4

   Step 4: If using nuts, raisins (½ cup) or chocolate, toss them with ½ cup taken from the dry mixture to separate the pieces.

   Uses 1/3 cup pecans or walnuts (optional) · ½ cup raisins (optional) · chocolate pieces or chips as optional add-ins · ½ cup taken from combined flour/sugar/cinnamon/leaveners to coat optional add-ins

5. 5

   Step 5: Fold the remaining dry mixture and any coated add-ins into the wet banana mixture just until no dry flour remains. If omitting all add-ins, fold in all the dry mixture.

   Uses mashed bananas mixed with eggs, cooled melted butter, oil and vanilla · remaining dry ingredients after taking ½ cup for optional add-ins · optional nuts, raisins or chocolate coated in the reserved ½ cup dry mixture

6. 6

   Step 6: Prepare a 7 x 3-inch loaf pan, line with parchment, and grease generously with butter or oil.

   Uses a little oil or butter to grease loaf pan

7. 7

   Step 7: Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. Add extra banana slices or nuts on top if desired.

   Uses extra banana slices for topping, optional · extra pecans or walnuts for topping, optional · wet/dry mixes folded together with optional add-ins

8. 8

   Step 8: Bake in a preheated oven at 350 °F (177 °C) for 40 – 45 minutes.

   Bake bread · 45 minUses batter in lined greased 7×3 inch loaf pan with optional toppings

9. 9

   Step 9: Cool in the pan for an hour before taking it out and placing on a rack to cool further.

   Uses loaf baked 40–45 minutes at 350°F/177°C

10. 10

    Step 10: Serve warm or cooled down.

    Uses loaf cooled 1 hour in pan, then on rack